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Since Warp offshoot Arcola rebooted in 2018 one gets the feeling that the label is keen to make up for lost time. After fourteen years of silence the last few months have seen a plethora of fantastic Arcola releases from artists such as Lukid, Anastasia Kristensen and Basic Rhythm. Hot on the heels of a fresh drop from Lukid we now see the mysterious LEVL stepping out on the label with the LEVL#1 EP.
This eerie collection takes the same approach to drum & bass as artists like Overlook, Pessimist, Outer Heaven and the rest of the UVB-76/Stone Tapes crew. Rather than using punchy kicks and rattling breakbeats as a way to create euphoric energy, these tracks instead follow these sounds into the fog. Grainy atmospheres and thick pulses of sub swirl around the mix, and when synths enter in the higher registers they are icy enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
With its insistent kick pattern and little snatches of snare, LEVL#1 opener ‘Arcola_#1’ sounds like the gutted corpse of Dub Phizix, Skeptikal and Strategy’s ‘Marka’. ‘Arcola_#2’ adds a bad-trip breakbeat into the mix and comes out sounding like an old Skanna 12” that’s been left out in the sun. This vibe is further accentuated by the delay-drenched closer ‘Arcola_#3’.
The Arcola revival continues apace with LEVL’s head-turning LEVL#1 EP.
Digital Tracklist
Arcola
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Arcola Essential Bundle 2
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ArcolaBundle1
- Release Date
- April 21, 2020
- Bundle
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Arcola Essential Bundle 1
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ArcolaBundle2
- Release Date
- April 21, 2020
- Bundle
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- Artist
- Anastasia Kristensen
- ReleaseProduct
- Ascetic
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC17
- Release Date
- March 1, 2019
- Download
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- Artist
- Ethiopian Records
- ReleaseProduct
- Ye Feqer Edaye / የፍቅር እዳዬ
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC08D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Primitive Art
- ReleaseProduct
- Crab Suite
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC09D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Black Lodge
- ReleaseProduct
- MWR157
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC13D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- The Doubtful Guest
- ReleaseProduct
- Voyage to Blacklantis
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC10D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- EP
- Download
Drum&Bass / Hardcore / Jungle
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- Artist
- D'Cruze
- ReleaseProduct
- Hidden Tracks EP
- Label
- Suburban Base Recordings
- Catalogue Number
- SUBBASE78
- Release Date
- July 29, 2022
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- dgoHn
- ReleaseProduct
- Undesignated Remixes
- Label
- Love Love Records
- Catalogue Number
- LOVLP06
- Release Date
- July 22, 2022
- LP
- Download
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- Artist
- THUGWIDOW & Bruised Skies
- ReleaseProduct
- Blimey
- Label
- Hooversound Recordings
- Catalogue Number
- HOO12
- Release Date
- July 22, 2022
- Download
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- Artist
- Mani Festo
- ReleaseProduct
- Sleepless in West Norwood
- Label
- Lobster Theremin
- Catalogue Number
- 5056467332500
- Release Date
- July 22, 2022
- Download
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- Artist
- Kloke
- ReleaseProduct
- The Cosmik Connection, Vol. 2
- Label
- Unknown To The Unknown
- Catalogue Number
- UTTU121
- Release Date
- July 8, 2022
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Jigen
- ReleaseProduct
- Stone Drum Avantgardism
- Label
- ^ ^ (Double Circumflex)
- Catalogue Number
- ^ ^ 01
- Release Date
- July 8, 2022
- LP
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- Artist
- Dom & Roland
- ReleaseProduct
- Fever Nights / Stingray
- Label
- Over/Shadow
- Catalogue Number
- OSH/11
- Release Date
- July 8, 2022
- 12”
- Download
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- Artist
- DJ Trax
- ReleaseProduct
- Hands Of Time / Out Of Love / Polar Opposite
- Label
- Over/Shadow
- Catalogue Number
- OSH/12
- Release Date
- July 8, 2022
- EP
- Download
Single / EP of the Week
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- Artist
- Shackleton
- ReleaseProduct
- The Majestic Yes
- Label
- Honest Jon's Records
- Catalogue Number
- HJP096
- Release Date
- August 12, 2022
- EP
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Volume 7
- Label
- We're Going Deep
- Catalogue Number
- WGD007
- Release Date
- July 8, 2022
- EP
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- Artist
- Joe Armon-Jones & Mala
- ReleaseProduct
- A Way Back
- Label
- Aquarii
- Catalogue Number
- AQU004D
- Release Date
- July 29, 2022
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Aquarian
- ReleaseProduct
- Mutations II: Delicious Intent
- Label
- Dekmantel
- Catalogue Number
- DKMNTL-UFO12
- Release Date
- May 27, 2022
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Central Fire
- ReleaseProduct
- This Is A Shout Going Out
- Label
- Mint Condition Records
- Catalogue Number
- MC054
- Release Date
- June 17, 2022
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Dom & Roland
- ReleaseProduct
- Fever Nights / Stingray
- Label
- Over/Shadow
- Catalogue Number
- OSH/11
- Release Date
- July 8, 2022
- 12”
- Download
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- Artist
- COOP
- ReleaseProduct
- Wearing It Wrong EP
- Label
- HERAS Records
- Catalogue Number
- HERAS002
- Release Date
- June 24, 2022
- EP